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On 6/29/2012 1:59 PM, Nigel Deakin wrote:
> This email covers a number of related issues, all covered in the
> attached document.
>
> Some time ago we discussed and agreed on a number of changes that we
> would like to see made to the EJB spec to standardise the way in which
> JMS MDBs were configured. Here are the JIRA issues:
>
> http://java.net/jira/browse/JMS_SPEC-30
> Define mandatory activation config properties for JMS MDBs
>
> http://java.net/jira/browse/JMS_SPEC-55
> Define a standard way to configure the connection factory used by a
> JMS MDB to consume messages
>
> http://java.net/jira/browse/JMS_SPEC-54
> Define a standard way to configure the destination on which a JMS MDB
> consumes messages
>
> I have spent quite a lot of time negotiating with the EJB spec lead
> about the details of these changes and have now come to provisional
> agreement, though these change have yet to be confirmed by the EJB EG.
> The attached document contains a summary of what we agreed. I would
> now like to bring these proposals back to the JMS EG for comments.
>
> Separately, also agreed in principle even longer ago that we should
> standardise the interface between a JMS provider and a Java EE
> application server by making it mandatory for a JMS vendor to provide
> a JCA resource adapter. Here is this JIRA issue:
>
> http://java.net/jira/browse/JMS_SPEC-25
> Standardise the interface between a JMS provider and a Java EE
> application server
>
> However if we're going to standardise on MDB configuration we also
> need to standardise on ActivationSpec properties. The attached
> document also contains some proposals to define a JMS resource adapter
> as part of the JMS specification. This essentially consists of moving
> the section on JMS resource adapter out of the JCA 1.6 spec, adding it
> to the JMS spec, and adding some additional properties.
>
> Finally, on 15th June I raised this new issue:
>
> http://java.net/jira/browse/JMS_SPEC-73
> Define how messages from a topic are delivered to clustered
> application server instances
>
> I made some provisional proposals to address this here
> http://java.net/projects/jms-spec/lists/jsr343-experts/archive/2012-06/message/7
>
>
> I haven't received any comments on that email. However since these
> proposals involve the standardisation of an additional ActivationSpec
> property, and the container making varius pieces of information
> available to the resource adapter, I thought it helpful to combine
> these proposals within this document as well.
>
> So please have a look at the attached document and make any comments.
> I'm not setting a deadline for comments but it would be really helpful
> if you could have a look within the next week or so. If it's not
> obvious why I've made a particular proposal please do ask and I'll try
> to explain.
>
> I know we're approaching the vacation season, and it's the 4th July
> next Wednesday as well.
>
> If this EG is generally happy with this document I plan to turn this
> document (except for the parts that go into the EJB spec) into a new
> chapter for the JMS spec.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nigel
>
>
>
>
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